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(No-Model.)

P. BBX & E. F. HBUNSOH.

DUMP CART.

No. 387,850. I Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

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FREDERICK REX AND EDMUND F. HEUNSOH, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA.

DUMP-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,850, dated August14:, 1888.

Application filed March 7, 1588. Serial No. 266,402. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK BnX,a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and E1)- MUND F. HnUNsoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at "Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Dump-Carts; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has relation to improvements in dumpingcarts; and theobject is to provide a cart mounted on a crank-axle, so that the bodywill be at convenient height for being easily loaded, and that thecontents or load may be dumped and discharged without the usual dangerof breaking and mutilation. We also provide an improved keeper-bar tolock the front end of the cart-body down on the shafts, and an improvedrest-bar.

Our invention consists in the novel construction of parts and theircombinations, as will be hereinafter fully specified, and specially asthe same is pointed out and distinctly claimed.

IVe have fully illustrated our improvements in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cart of ourimproved construction, the spokes of the wheel being omitted from theillustration and the hub shown in dotted line. Fig. 2 is a front view inelevation. Fig. 8 is a side view showing the body of the cart in dumpedposi tion.

Reference being had to the drawings, A dear ignates the wheels of thecart, which are of the usual construction, and are mounted on thespindles 1 of the crank-axle B. The cranks 2 of the hail of the axle areof such length as to bring the body of the cart low enough to beconvenient for loading, and so that the load may be dumped withoutbreaking such mate rials as might with a higher vehicle be broken.

0 designates the box or body of the cart, to the under face of the sidepieces, 3, of which are bolted bearings 4, mounted to turn on the mainbar of the hail of the axle, substantially as shown in the drawings. Thetop part of the cranks of the hail of the axle are extended laterally,as at 5, and on these are so cured the rear ends of the shaft-irons 6,as shown at 7. These shaft-irons are curved upward and have theirforward ends bolted to the rear ends of the shafts, as at 8. The curvedconstruction of the shaft-irons throws theline of draft direct with theweight, and, being rigidly secured to the axle, the bail is heldvertical and the body from rocking. Across the shafts 9 in front of thebody is secured a cross-piece, 10, in which are fixed staples 11, whichreceive the ends of the keeper-bar 12, and thus the body is held downand kept from dumping. This keeper-bar 12 consists of two pieces 13 14.To the inner end of one of the pieces is pivoted a lever, 15, having theend pivoted to the end of the other piece or bar, as shown at 16, bywhich arrangement the ends of the keeper-bar can be withdrawn from thestaples on the cross-piece of the shaft, the operation being to raisethe handle of the lever. Areverse movement, when the keeperbar is laidon the front, will force the ends under the staples and holding the bodyfrom dumping. On the under side of one of the shafts is secured astaple, 17, in which is piv- 7 5 oted a rest-bar, 18, adapted to beswung up and lay parallel with the shaft, or to be let down and standperpendicular to keep the weight off the animals back during loading, orwhile standing with the cart loaded. To hold the rcst-bar under theshaft, a lug, 19, is secured to the under side of the shaft, and to thislug is pivoted a hook, 20, in which the free end of the rest-bar is laidwhen not in use, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 8 5

\Vhat we claim is- 1. In a dump-cart, the combination, with acrank-axle, of a body provided with bearings arranged on the hail of theaxle and to turn thereon, substantially as described. 0

2. In a dump-cart, the combination, with a crank-axle, of a(lumping-body having bearings secured to the under side ofthe sidepieces of the body and mounted on the bail of the axle to turn thereon,substantially as described, 9 5

and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a dunipcart, the combination of the crank-axle, the body mountedto turn on bearings on the bail of the axle, and shafts having theirrear ends secured to the top or side of the zoo crank of the axle,substantially as described, secured on the upper faces of said cranksand and for the purpose set forth. formed to curve upward from saidattachment,

4. The combination, with the crank-axle of substantially as described,and for the pura dump-cart, of shafts having their rear ends pose setforth. 15 5 rigidly secured to the top or upper sides of In testimonywhereof We affix our signatures the crank of the ax1e,substantial1y asdescribed, in presence of two witnesses.

and for the purposes set forth. FREDERICK BEX.

5. The combination, in a dump-cart of a E. F. HEUNSOH. crank-axle andshafts having shaft-irons se- Witnesses: [O cured on their rear ends andto the upper part A. B. KELLY, 4

of the crank of the axle, said shaft-irons-being A. B. OLAXTON.

